Ireland Named in reporting
Kieran Fogarty
Born 2003, from the ages reported. 48 reports across 4 cases, 16 Jan 2024 to 9 Dec 2025
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Convicted, accused, suspect
- Born
- 2003, from the ages reported
- Offences
- Drive-by shooting (firearms offence), Threat to kill and criminal damage, Possession of drugs for sale or supply; possession of a flick-knife, Dangerous driving causing death; drive-by shooting, Dangerous driving causing death (hit-and-run)
- Where
- Co. Limerick
- Reporting
- 48 reports, 16 Jan 2024 to 9 Dec 2025
- Outlets
- limerickpost.ie, limerickleader.ie, irishtimes.com, thejournal.ie, leinsterexpress.ie, rte.ie, longfordleader.ie, irishmirror.ie
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Cases
latest first- Man jailed for drive-by shooting and threat to kill in Limerick Drive-by shooting (firearms offence) · Co. Limerick
On 4 June 2023, a semi-automatic gun was fired from a car at a house on Hyde Road in Limerick City where children were present, and a threat to kill was made at O'Malley Park, Southill. Shane O'Donoghue, a man aged 26, was a passenger in the car driven by Kieran Fogarty, a person aged 21. No arrests were made initially, and gardaí issued witness appeals. O'Donoghue pleaded guilty to the firearm charge, the threat to kill, and two counts of criminal damage at Limerick Circuit Criminal Court in April 2025. He was sentenced in December 2025 to ten years, with the final two years suspended.
Sentenced, 2 Dec 2025Suspect · 2 reports - Limerick man convicted of possessing drugs and a flick-knife Possession of drugs for sale or supply; possession of a flick-knife · Co. Limerick
On 2 March 2023, Kieran Fogarty, a 21-year-old man from Hyde Road, Limerick, was searched by gardaí at William Street, Limerick city, and found in possession of heroin, cocaine, cannabis and a flick-knife with a combined value in excess of €5,000. He was taken to Henry Street for questioning as part of ongoing investigations into the sale and supply of illegal drugs in Limerick city. In December 2025, Fogarty pleaded guilty to four charges at Limerick Circuit Court before Judge Colin Daly, including possessing heroin, cocaine and cannabis for sale or supply and possession of a flick-knife. He was remanded in custody and has since been released.
Convicted, 4 Dec 2025Convicted · 1 report - Man sentenced to 13 years for dangerous driving death in Limerick Dangerous driving causing death; drive-by shooting · Co. Limerick
Kieran Fogarty, 21, was driving at 122km/h in a 50km/h zone on Dublin Road, Limerick, when he struck and killed Joe Drennan, 21, a University of Limerick journalism student from Mountrath, Co Laois, who was waiting at a bus stop on 13 October 2023. Fogarty had filmed himself speeding on his phone moments before the crash and spent 14 seconds wiping down the car before fleeing the scene. He pleaded guilty and was sentenced in January 2025 to six-and-a-half years for dangerous driving causing death, to run concurrently with an eight-year term for a drive-by shooting in June 2023. In November 2025, the Court of Appeal, on a DPP appeal against undue leniency, increased the total sentence to 14 years with the final year suspended, made the sentences consecutive, and imposed a 20-year driving disqualification.
Sentenced, 12 Feb 2025Convicted · 7 reports - Man sentenced for hit-and-run death of student in Limerick Dangerous driving causing death (hit-and-run) · Co. Limerick
Joe Drennan, a 21-year-old fourth-year journalism student at the University of Limerick from Mountrath, County Laois, was killed on 13 October 2023 when a car struck him while he was waiting at a bus stop on the Dublin Road in Castletroy, Limerick. Kieran Fogarty, who was 19 at the time, was driving a BMW at 122km/h in a 50km/h zone, broke a red light, collided with a white Volkswagen, and ploughed into the bus stop, pinning Drennan under the car before fleeing the scene. Fogarty was arrested in Cork over a week later, charged with dangerous driving causing death and other offences, and pleaded guilty to ten counts at Limerick Circuit Criminal Court in October 2024. On 30 January 2025, Judge Colin Daly sentenced him to six and a half years, running concurrently with an eight-year sentence for a separate firearms offence. The DPP has since lodged an appeal against the hit-and-run sentence.
Sentenced, 30 Jan 2025Convicted, accused, suspect · 38 reports
Timeline
every report naming Kieran Fogarty, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 9 Dec2025Man involved in drive-by feud shooting jailed for eight yearssuspect, Kieran Fogarty, named, irish (judged from name)Kieran Fogarty
- 4 Dec2025Student killer pleads to having heroin and knifeconvicted, Kieran Fogarty, 21, male, named, irish (judged from name)Kieran Fogarty
- 2 Dec2025Limerick man jailed for role in feud-linked drive-by shooting at a house as children playedsuspect, Kieran Fogarty, 21, named, irish (judged from name)Kieran Fogarty
- 19 Nov2025Drennan family thank gardai and people of Limerick 'after two long years of fighting for justice' for Joeconvicted, Kieran Fogarty, 21, male, named, irish (judged from name)Kieran Fogarty
- 6 Nov2025Sentence for gangland figure who killed student Joe Drennan increased by five yearsconvicted, Kieran Fogarty, 21, male, named, irish (judged from name)Kieran Fogarty
- 6 Nov2025Limerick gangland criminal who killed student Joe Drennan in hit and run to serve extra jail timeconvicted, Kieran Fogarty, 21, male, named, irish (judged from name)Kieran Fogarty
- 6 Nov2025Man who killed student Joe Drennan in hit-and-run has sentence increased by five yearsconvicted, Kieran Fogarty, 21, male, named, irish (judged from name)Kieran Fogarty
- 6 Nov2025Breaking: Man who killed Laois student Joe Drennan gets longer sentenceconvicted, Kieran Fogarty, 21, male, named, irish (judged from name)Kieran Fogarty
- 6 Nov2025Sentence for man over Drennan death increased by 5 yearsconvicted, Kieran Fogarty, 21, male, named, irish (judged from name)Kieran Fogarty
- 13 Mar2025Coroner’s court records unlawful killing verdict in death of Joe Drennanconvicted, Kieran Fogarty, 21, male, named, irish (judged from name)Kieran Fogarty
- 12 Feb2025Brother of Laois student killed by dangerous driver welcomes DPP decisionconvicted, Kieran Fogarty, 21, named, irish (judged from name)Kieran Fogarty
- 11 Feb2025'No one will answer us': Family of Joe Drennan say they were told to leave DPP officesconvicted, Kieran Fogarty, 21, named, irish (judged from name)Kieran Fogarty
- 11 Feb2025Family of Laois student killed in hit and run 'told to leave' offices of the DPPconvicted, Kieran Fogarty, 21, named, irish (judged from name)Kieran Fogarty
- 11 Feb2025Family of student killed in hit-and-run want sentencing law changedsuspect, Kieran Fogarty, 19, male, named, irish (judged from name)Kieran Fogarty
- 11 Feb2025Gardaí investigate ‘threatening’ letter to judge in Limerick hit and run casesuspect, Kieran Fogarty, 21, male, named, irish (judged from name)Kieran Fogarty
- 11 Feb2025Gardaí probing threatening letter to judge in fatal hit and run case of Limerick studentconvicted, Kieran Fogarty, 21, male, named, irish (judged from name)Kieran Fogarty
- 30 Jan2025Family of student Joe Drennan killed in hit-and-run ‘disgusted’ by sentencesuspect, Kieran Fogarty, male, named, irish (judged from name)Kieran Fogarty
- 30 Jan2025Family of Limerick student Joe Drennan 'disgusted' by concurrent jail sentence for his hit-and-run killerconvicted, Kieran Fogarty, 21, male, named, irish (judged from name)Kieran Fogarty
- 30 Jan2025Laois student Joe Drennan’s killer to be sentenced todayconvicted, Kieran Fogarty, 21, male, named, irish (judged from name)Kieran Fogarty
- 28 Jan2025University of Limerick student Joe Drennan’s killer to be sentenced this Thursdayconvicted, Kieran Fogarty, 21, male, named, irish (judged from name)Kieran Fogarty
- 18 Dec2024Sister of Limerick university student killed in hit-and-run says ‘family will never be whole again’convicted, Kieran Fogarty, male, named, irish (judged from name)Kieran Fogarty
- 15 Dec2024BREAKING: 'He should have been locked up like the animal he is': Limerick man up in court for death of UL student Joe Drennanconvicted, Kieran Fogarty, 21, male, named, irish (judged from name)Kieran Fogarty
- 14 Dec2024'He left our Joe to die on the street pinned under his car': Family of Midlands student killed in road crash say 'animal' behind the wheel should be locked upconvicted, Kieran Fogarty, 20, male, named, irish (judged from name)Kieran Fogarty
- 13 Dec2024BREAKING: 'He should have been locked up like the animal he is': man in court for death of Laois student Joe Drennanconvicted, Kieran Fogarty, 20, male, named, irish (judged from name)Kieran Fogarty
- 13 Dec2024Man who killed UL student in hit and run filmed himself driving moments before fatal crashconvicted, Kieran Fogarty, 21, male, named, irish (judged from name)Kieran Fogarty
- 13 Dec2024Man who killed UL student Joe Drennan in hit-and-run filmed himself driving at 'reckless' speedsconvicted, Kieran Fogarty, 21, male, named, irish (judged from name)Kieran Fogarty
- 13 Dec2024Family left 'shattered' after fatal Limerick hit-and-runconvicted, Kieran Fogarty, 21, male, named, irish (judged from name)Kieran Fogarty
- 20 Oct2024BREAKING: Man pleads guilty to dangerous driving causing death of Laois student Joe Drennanconvicted, Kieran Fogarty, 20, male, named, irish (judged from name)Kieran Fogarty
- 20 Oct2024BREAKING: Limerick man pleads guilty to dangerous driving causing death of UL student Joe Drennanconvicted, Kieran Fogarty, 20, named, irish (judged from name)Kieran Fogarty
- 16 Oct2024Man pleads guilty to dangerous driving causing death of student journalist Joe Drennanconvicted, Kieran Fogarty, 20, named, irish (judged from name)Kieran Fogarty
- 16 Oct2024Man pleads guilty to dangerous driving causing death of Limerick student journalist Joe Drennanconvicted, Kieran Fogarty, 20, male, named, irish (judged from name)Kieran Fogarty
- 16 Oct2024Man pleads guilty to dangerous driving causing death of UL studentconvicted, Kieran Fogarty, 20, male, named, irish (judged from name)Kieran Fogarty
- 16 Oct2024Man pleads guilty over fatal hit-and-run in Limerickconvicted, Kieran Fogarty, 20, male, named, irish (judged from name)Kieran Fogarty
- 8 Aug2024Case before court in relation to death of Laois student Joe Drennanaccused, Kieran Fogarty, 20, male, named, irish (judged from name)Kieran Fogarty
- 7 Aug2024Case before court in relation to death of University of Limerick journalism studentaccused, Kieran Fogarty, 20, male, named, irish (judged from name)Kieran Fogarty
- 28 Jun2024Man charged in connection with death of Laois student Joe Drennan sent forward for trialaccused, Kieran Fogarty, 20, male, named, irish (judged from name)Kieran Fogarty
- 28 Jun2024Limerick man charged in connection with death of student Joe Drennan sent forward for trialaccused, Kieran Fogarty, 20, male, named, irish (judged from name)Kieran Fogarty
- 10 Apr2024Man accused of killing student in Limerick hit-and-run charged with further offencesaccused, Kieran Fogarty, 20, male, named, irish (judged from name)Kieran Fogarty
- 10 Apr2024Man to appear before court to face additional charges in connection with death of UL journalism studentaccused, Kieran Fogarty, 20, male, named, irish (judged from name)Kieran Fogarty
- 16 Jan2024Motorist charged over death of University of Limerick student is refused bailaccused, Kieran Fogarty, 20, male, named, irish (judged from name)Kieran Fogarty
- 16 Jan2024Man charged over death of journalism student in hit and run refused bailaccused, Kieran Fogarty, 20, male, named, irish (judged from name)Kieran Fogarty
- 16 Jan2024Motorist charged over death of Laois student denied bailsuspect, Kieran Fogarty, 20, male, named, irish (judged from name)Kieran Fogarty
- 16 Jan2024Man charged over death of UL journalism student refused bailaccused, Kieran Fogarty, 20, male, named, irish (judged from name)Kieran Fogarty
- 16 Jan2024Man charged over death of Laois student Joe Drennanaccused, Kieran Fogarty, 20, male, named, irish (judged from name)Kieran Fogarty
- 16 Jan2024Man (20) charged with dangerous driving causing student’s death in Limerickaccused, Kieran Fogarty, 20, male, named, irish (judged from name)Kieran Fogarty
- 16 Jan2024Man charged over fatal hit-and-run in Limerickaccused, Kieran Fogarty, 20, male, named, irish (judged from name)Kieran Fogarty
- 16 Jan2024Court denies in camera request for man charged in connection with hit and run death of UL studentaccused, Kieran Fogarty, 20, named, irish (judged from name)Kieran Fogarty
- 16 Jan2024Man charged with dangerous driving causing death of student Joe Drennan in Limerickaccused, Kieran Fogarty, 20, male, named, irish (judged from name)Kieran Fogarty
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